MANILA — Farm Fresh kept its playoff hopes alive with a statement victory, stunning a shorthanded Creamline side, 25-16, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23, in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at the Santa Rosa Sports Complex.
Trisha Tubu delivered a breakout performance, finishing with 22 points built on 15 attacks, five blocks, and one ace to earn Player of the Game honors for the Foxies, who climbed to a 4-4 record and stayed in the hunt for a postseason spot.
Despite missing several key figures, including head coach Sherwin Meneses and top hitters Bernadeth Pons and Jema Galanza, the Cool Smashers refused to go down easily.
Creamline managed to extend the match to four sets and pushed Farm Fresh to the limit, particularly in a tightly contested fourth frame.
On the other hand, Creamline absorbed its second straight defeat, dropping to 5-3 in the standings.
Meanwhile, Akari Power Chargers moved closer to securing a quarterfinal berth after outlasting Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-23, 25-23, 14-25, 26-24.
Celine Domingo spearheaded the offense with 14 points for the Power Chargers, which stretched its winning run to five matches to improve to a 5-3 record, good for fourth place in the standings.
Mereophe Sharma added 13 markers, from nine attacks and four blocks, while Christine Joy Soyud contributed 12 points for the Power Chargers, which can secure their place in the next round with a win over Farm Fresh Foxies on Saturday.
The Power Chargers showed composure in tight moments, eking out back-to-back narrow wins in the first two sets before briefly losing steam in the third.
Galeries Tower capitalized on Akari’s dip to extend the match, but the Power Chargers regrouped in the fourth, surviving another close frame to seal the victory.
Aiza Maizo-Pontillas top-scored for the Highrisers with 17 points, Erika Raagas added 14 markers, while Jean Asis and Erika Deloria had 13 and 10, respectively, as they fell to a 2-6 mark./PN
